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Joint force needs kinetic and non-kinetic weapons for space war: Whiting
“We’re a combatant command and we fight to win wars,” US Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting told the a…
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Acquisition reform at the speed of war
[Sponsored] As part of the DoW’s acquisition transformation, streamlined processes must be extended to all companies in …
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Feinberg requested defense industry board members for briefing: Sources
The request by the Pentagon’s No. 2 official that CEOs for defense firms bring their board members in for discussi…
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Engineering decision advantage for the warfighter
[Sponsored] Multi-orbit mission capabilities are accelerating decision making across domains.…
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Hyman Rickover and the Birth of Nuclear Power
Editor’s note: This is the eighth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from …
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The Next School of War: Educating for Tomorrow’s Battlefield
When war changes, schools change. New technology, the politics of mass mobilization and campaign design, and novel tacti…
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The lasers are coming, but don’t forget training
Army space and missile defense leaders call for more emerging tech—and training—as new systems are developed.…
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Will money run out for Golden Dome?
A recap of leading news from the first day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium. …
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‘There is no Golden Dome’ unless Congress prioritizes funding, general warns
Last year, the Pentagon forbade officials to talk about it. Now the program’s leader is calling for help.…
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Army awards 6 companies prototype contracts for last tactical mile program
The six companies awarded through prototype Other Transaction Agreements are: Maren-Go, Overland AI, Forterra, Hendrick’…
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A peek at day 1 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium
From sensors and satellites to missiles and missile defense, here are a few images from this year’s symposium. …
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If funding falters, ‘there’s no Golden Dome,’ Guetlein warns
“Without continued funding, Golden Dome will stop with everything we’ve already built and delivered,” Space Force …
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Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity
Directed-energy and cyber weapons, as well as bombs targeted on communications hubs, all have potential to disable large…
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Pentagon to solicit entrants for next giant cloud-service contract vehicle
DISA aims to expand its $9 billion cloud vehicle beyond the big four hyperscalers.…
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‘No such thing as a regional conflict anymore,’ STRATCOM chief says
The Internet, social media, cyber and artificial intelligence extend the effects of war far beyond the battlefield, the …
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Boeing, Northrop unveil low-cost intercept tech
Boeing plans to offer a cheaper seeker for defensive and offensive military missiles, while Northrop Grumman revealed mo…
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Army subbing Polaris MRZR unmanned trucks for ISVs: Official
The service has swapped ISVs for MRZRs for its UxS initiative, an Army official told Breaking Defense. …
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Island surge: The Army’s Next Generation Command and Control in action
[Sponsored] Lightning Surge exercises are turning soldier feedback on NGC2 into operational software changes in days, no…
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Joby to buy Resonant Sciences, establish defense business in $500 million deal
The acquisition will be funded by roughly $450 million in cash and $50 million in Joby common stock and is expected to c…
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Army needs ‘comprehensive missile defeat strategy’ to address air defense challenges
“We need a more comprehensive missile defeat strategy that focuses on interceptors, [but also] equally so on non-kinetic…
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Fatalities at CYBERCOM merit Pentagon intervention
Recent suicides among US cyber personnel should serve as a call to action for implementing durable institutional change,…
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Biodefense is force protection: Ready today, prepared for tomorrow
[Sponsored] A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisi…
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Who Pays for America’s Research and Development?
When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, the U.S. government was the unrivaled patron of American science. It fun…
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Putting Armageddon on Autopilot: How Artificial Intelligence Could Make Nuclear Threats More Effective
Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons. Arms control agreements painstakingly built over decades have collapsed. Geo…